ARAÚJO, E. M. S.; ARAÚJO, Eliane Míriam da Silva de.
Resumo:
Canine Distemper Virus (VCC) is a highly contagious disease, caused by a virus in the
family Paramyxoviridae, of the Morbilivírus feodfc tbhaeZ a wide variety of hosts
besides domestic dogs. This paperwork attempts to make an updated theoretical approach
that may help to establish an earlier diagnosis for this disease, through the different
bibliographic collection about diagnosis methods on canine distemper. Among the
techniques being used to diagnose this virus, besides supplementary tests such us complete
blood-count test (CBC) and liquor analysis; virus isolation, serologic studies research,
immunohistochemistry analysis, the real time reverse transcription polymerase chain
reaction assay technique (RT-PCR), chromatographic immunoassay, hematologic results
and inclusion research by Lentz were also listed. It can be therefore concluded that that
among the diagnostic methods investigated here, the real time reverse transcription
polymerase chain reaction ante mortem assay technique (RT-PCR) showed to be more
effective in the diagnosis of the current virus. However, despite this technique being the
most sensitive and accurate method, it is not being incorporated into the clinical veterinary
medicine routine for domestic animals due to its high cost-benefit ratio. As an alternative
we could use the chromatographic immunoassay kits.